Pharmaceutiques dans l’Environnement (SIP2E)

Leading organisations:

Université de Nîmes

Timeframe:

Geographic Area:

Western Europe

Objectives:

1) Information system on medicine residues in the environment
2) Environmental diagnosis of the hospital activity

Target audience:

General Public, Hospitals, Hospitals/health system stakeholders, and Scientists

Area of interest:

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment and Risks to ecosystems

Activities:

1) Information system on medicine residues in the environment
– Raise awareness among the general public on the issue
– Give objectively and rationally all the information necessary for the global understanding of the subject
– Informing on existing good practices

2) Environmental diagnosis of the hospital activity
– Develop an environmental diagnostic tool (steering tool) used to assess the impact of drug residues on the environment
– Avoid costly measurement campaigns

Communication material:

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HCWH Europe gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Commission (EC)’s LIFE+ programme, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Germany, and the German Environment Agency (UBA). HCWH Europe is solely responsible for the content of this project and related materials. The views expressed do not reflect the official views of the EC, BMU, or UBA.